Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Having won 9 of 10 games since the dismissal of Josh Smith, the Detroit Pistons are riding a wave of confidence that hasn't been seen around the Palace of Auburn Hills in countless years. The pain and agony of being any sort of sports fan in the state of Michigan...

Sunday, January 4, 2015

The Detroit Tigers have been strangely silent regarding the latest plans to redevelop their old stomping grounds ... If you haven't already, read our cover story from earlier this year about the volunteers working to preserve the site of the old Tiger Stadium, the Navin Field Grounds Crew, right here....

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Ndamukong Suh. This Detroit Lions’ defensive tackle is the NFL’s least liked player. Aaron Rodgers. The Packers’ quarterback is one of the league’s most liked players. This, according to a 2012 Nielsen poll. So it isn’t too far-fetched to say the altercation between Suh and Rodgers in last week’s...

Monday, December 29, 2014

When Ndamukong Suh of the Lions was a boy, soccer was his favorite and best sport. Earlier this year, Suh attended the World Cup tournament in Brazil. In his five-year National Football League career, Suh has added more “foot” to American-style football without even kicking the pigskin. Because he booted...

Sunday, December 28, 2014

As the Lions go in to their game v. Green Bay, the team seriously wants to know: Who's the best-dressed Lion? Check out the five candidates here, and more photos from the road trip (and we think additional candidates) here. Who do you think the winner is? Let us...

In recent days, a number of observers have speculated that San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh would take a job as the next coach of the University of Michigan's football team. If Jason Cole of The Bleacher Report is correct, Ann Arbor should roll out the welcome mats: Two members...

Friday, December 19, 2014

What is fowling? Instead of bowling a heavy ball down a lane, fowlers throw a football at 10 pins, trying to knock as many down as they can. It involves aim, a strong throwing arm, and, usually, quite a lot of beer-drinking. And the only place you can do it is at the Fowling Warehouse, on the Detroit-Hamtramck border.

Friday, November 28, 2014

The Michigan-Ohio State football game — to be played this Saturday (Nov. 29) in Columbus, Ohio — is an annual peak moment for sports fans in the Detroit area, most of Michigan, all of Ohio, much of the Great Lakes and Midwest region, and, sometimes, the entire nation. This...